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I've got a Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, AND a Smith 629 and shoot full power 44 mag loads in them all. And I practice "Panic fire double action rapid fire" strings with the double actions. Started doing it after learning it was no big deal with the 357. Just going to "try" it, just see if it is reasonable or it is not.
If you've NOT ever done it, I wouldn't want to be betting against the bear the first time I ever try it. I had those rubber grips on all my MAGNUM hand guns to. Really grippy, feel great, in the living room, at the store and playing around dry firing.
Trying to shoot swinging bottles and rapid firing on 5 or 6 different steel targets and getting in to some shoot n scoot, get off the X drills like I use with my 10mm Glock and 1911 and such. Even that big Redhawk will give you a NEW appreciation for the way those factory wood grips are designed after a couple hundred shots trying to make up your mind which of those revolvers you've mention is a serious consideration for the job description.
For me, the Redhawk is the way to go in a 4-5 inch barrel and stainless steel. Nice thing about it, you can shoot a Redhawk single action if you are stretching a shot on out there near the limit to reach that big ole... but you can't double action that black hawk if it turns out the brother of what you are hunting is hunting you when you weren't looking.
But if you aren't going to PRACTICE that double action thing a few times like a bear is climbing up yer shorts... you are going to be best off with what you do every day, one good AIMED single action. That can put a lot of lead on target practicing it with two hands and cocking with the off hand, but that takes practice to.
That hammer can bite you under heavy recoil and trying to shoot quickly.
If you've NOT ever done it, I wouldn't want to be betting against the bear the first time I ever try it. I had those rubber grips on all my MAGNUM hand guns to. Really grippy, feel great, in the living room, at the store and playing around dry firing.
Trying to shoot swinging bottles and rapid firing on 5 or 6 different steel targets and getting in to some shoot n scoot, get off the X drills like I use with my 10mm Glock and 1911 and such. Even that big Redhawk will give you a NEW appreciation for the way those factory wood grips are designed after a couple hundred shots trying to make up your mind which of those revolvers you've mention is a serious consideration for the job description.
For me, the Redhawk is the way to go in a 4-5 inch barrel and stainless steel. Nice thing about it, you can shoot a Redhawk single action if you are stretching a shot on out there near the limit to reach that big ole... but you can't double action that black hawk if it turns out the brother of what you are hunting is hunting you when you weren't looking.
But if you aren't going to PRACTICE that double action thing a few times like a bear is climbing up yer shorts... you are going to be best off with what you do every day, one good AIMED single action. That can put a lot of lead on target practicing it with two hands and cocking with the off hand, but that takes practice to.
That hammer can bite you under heavy recoil and trying to shoot quickly.
